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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19. 1913.

1,109,437, Patented Sept. 1,1914.

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UNITED STATES T O IC ELIZABETH LYNCH, or nmnnaronis, MINNESOTA.

c S RE To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH LYNCH, a citizen of the United States,residingat Minin the county of Hennepin [and State of Minnesota, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Screens,of which the followingis a specification.

fly escape.

The invention relates to an improvement in screens and'partlcularly to ascreen constructed with a simple and effective form of,

The main object of the present invention'l is theiprovision of a screenembodying practically the usual frame and screen cloth, the frame beingpeculiarly constructed at the upper end to form an effective fly escapein the screen cloth.

. The invention in its preferred form of de-' tailswill bedescribedin-the following specification, reference being hadparticularly to drawings, in which:-'

transverse section on the line-3+3 ofFig 1,

Referr ng particularly to the jaccoinpa'ny-J v ing drawings, my improvedscreen=ycomprises a' frame including side andend bars land 2, all ofwhich, with theexcepti'on of the upper end bar 2, are of theyusual construction and form no material part of the present invention. The upperend bar, which has a width corresponding to the similar di-i I mension"of the lower end bar at its rela! tively ment with the 'surface of theadjacent side inner surface, isprojected inaline l bars, as at 3, andfrom this portion' '3' ,ing,

. clines inwardly Qlj'Present an inclined, S111?" face 4: whichextendsyinwardlyand down-n wardly with relation to the relatively outeronscreen cloth receiving surfaceof thes'lfde' 1 bars. The relativegloweredge 5 of the-upper" surface of the side barsandllo'wer end'ibar crossbar of the frame is of appreciable width, being approximately one'ihalfthe: thickness of the side bars. i i 1 a k The screen cloth 6 is securedout r in the usual manner, theusual sealing strips p 7 being appliedacross the inner and preferably extended surfacev of the upper endbar 2and so complete the configuration. ;In line with the lower edge ofthefupperframe I r which has been reduced! bar the screen cloth, inwldth at this point to correspond tothc'j distance between the innersurface ofthe side bars, is bent laterally toi; fo'rm' aledge Copies ofthis patent may be obtained jf or 1 Specification of Iletters ratent;

and the outer edge of the laterally proje'cted portion is securedbeneath the lower edge of the upper frame bar and prefer ably securedthereto by the usual sealing strip 9. "At the juncture of the ledge 8with the. main length of the screen cloth there are formed openings 10providing the fly escape openings. 7

The function of the screen in use will be readily apparent from theabove description,

Ctalren in connection with the drawings, it

" n VVhat is claimed is LQA screen inclding side and end frame bars, theupper or lower edge of less width than its upper edge throughout thefull length of said bar between the side bars and presenting an inclinedinner surface leading from the lowerfedge toward the upper edge, theupper edgeiof the screen cloth. being secured beedge throughout i'vthebetween the side bars and presenting an in- "fclinefl d innersurfaceleading ledge toward the upper edge,

lower sag-serene upper frame bar and prethroughoutthe full length of thescreen cloth at thejuncture of the lateral projection and openings. 3

[in presencefof twowitnesses, p

" nLIzA r LYNon Witnesses c five cents each, Washington, 11. 0.,

- i J'..Lannoinsr,

,J.-"C. MARSHALL.

byradoressing the Commissioner of Patents,

frame bar having its inner neath "he loweryedge of the upper frame 1 2.A screen including side and end frame bar having its inner from thelower the upper edge" Fofthe screen 'loth being secured beneath the I"intermediatefthe side bars, said screen cloth '1 In testimony whereofmy signature p v Patented Sept. 1, 1914. v 7 Application filed se te br'ie, 1 913, Serial No. 790,730..

full length of said bar i ,senting a lateral projectionat its upper edgemain lengthof said cloth being'formed with i

